Advanced Topics in Standard Model Measurements

Duration: 24 hours in April

Programme:

• Context and mission of LHC
• Fundamentals of hadron collisions
• Luminosity
• Fundamental particles and forces
• The discovery of Z and W bosons
• Why SM at hadron colliders?
• How to measure a cross section?
• W/Z production cross section measurements
• Drell-Yan measurements
• Z+HF @13 TeV
• W mass measurement
• The weak mixing angle measurement
• Theory reminder of the Higgs mechanism
• Higgs boson discovery by ATLAS and CMS
• Higgs boson production and decay modes
• Higgs boson mass measurement by ATLAS and CMS
• Overview of ATLAS and CMS analyses about Higgs
• Signal/background discrimination techniques in Higgs analyses

• Signal extraction techniques (multidimensional fit, likelihood, results interpretation, systematic uncertainties treatment)

Format of the exam:

Study a recent measurement of Standard Model physics and prepare a 15-20 minute presentation which will be followed by 10-15 minutes of questions.